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Edible Gardening
Learn about preparing a vegetable bed for fall crops, cover crops, installing transplants, harvesting, pest control and watering techniques.
The Wylde Center (www.wyldecenter.org), one of Atlanta’s premier environmental education organizations, will offer several exciting adult classes this September at several of the organization’s public greenspaces in Decatur and East Atlanta. Topics range from growing a vegetable garden to keeping a backyard flock of chickens, and pre-registration is required.
Tuesday, Sept. 23, Edible Gardening
6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Oakhurst Garden, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, Ga. 30030
$5 for Wylde Center members, and $15 for non-members
Join Wylde Cemter Gardener JC Hines for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Wylde Center’s urban mini-farm at the Oakhurst Garden. Topics will include preparing a vegetable bed for late summer and fall crops, cover crops, installing transplants, harvesting, pest control and watering techniques. Attendees are encouraged to bring water, sunscreen and gloves.
About the Wylde Center
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In 1997, an idea took root in the Oakhurst area of Decatur, Ga. Neighbors Sally Wylde and Louise Jackson envisioned a community garden where children could learn about the natural world and enjoy hands-on gardening activities. With the purchase of a half-acre of property at the corner of South McDonough St. and Oakview Road, the Oakhurst Community Garden was born. Today, supported by members, foundations, corporations and donors, the non-profit has been re-named the Wylde Center to honor its co-founder and to better encompass its expanded range of properties and programs. The Wylde Center oversees four distinctive greenspaces, a year-round educational program for all ages, social events and the Decatur City Schools’ Farm to School Program. Staff and volunteers engage children, families and individuals in activities designed to develop creative skills in sustainable urban living, organic gardening, health and nutrition. Despite its robust growth, the Wylde Center has stayed true to its original mission of cultivating vibrant greenspaces for everyone to enjoy and inspiring communities of environmental stewards. www.wyldecenter.org
